As with the Gold ETF's, they are designed to TRACK the value of the underlying shares or derivatives of the ETF and the funds are held with costodial banks and sub-costodial banks. They are designed to be a "trading" vehicle for speculators and sometimes ETF's move opposite to the market, which is NOT what we want when investing in Gold.
For people who want access to the Gold market and do not want to take delivery, we recommend our GSAP Account or the U-Vault Account.